ABN AMRO Scales Threat Modeling with IriusRisk

About ABN AMRO 

ABN AMRO is a leading Dutch bank headquartered in Amsterdam, serving retail, private, and corporate clients worldwide. With a strong focus on sustainability, digital innovation, and security, ABN AMRO is committed to helping its clients achieve their financial goals while building a future-proof banking experience.

AMRO began their threat modeling journey with manual methods; sketching diagrams on whiteboards, snapping photos, and embedding them into documents. But this approach couldn’t scale and left teams with poor data quality and inconsistent practices.

Challenge

Threat modeling was treated as a niche, technical exercise. Templates required too much manual effort, and development teams rarely revisited the process. Adoption was low, and insights were limited.

Solution

By adopting IriusRisk, ABN AMRO found a tool that was both intuitive and powerful. The clean, modern interface lowered the barrier for developers, while seamless integrations ensured high-quality data and visibility across teams. This improved collaboration between technical and business stakeholders alike.

The outcomes...

Enabled a self-service model for developers, making threat modeling accessible and repeatable
Shifted the focus from technical tasks to meaningful discussions about real threats
Ensured feedback and feature needs were addressed, increasing confidence in the platform

The biggest impact of IriusRisk is it enables a self-service model for threat modeling, with a low threshold for developers.

Jeroen Verwoest

Product Owner of Threat Modeling